Delivering to the web and mobile
We’re excited about new methods for reaching the public online and via handheld devices. Here are a few examples:
Online outreach — The framework of traditional print media is crumbling, and broadcast media is competing for an ever-fragmented audience. In its wake, blogs, public social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and private social networks are providing new ways to build communities, and connect with and educate the public. Read more about how you can collaborate with IDEA for online outreach.
Virtual exhibits — Blogs, news, and tweets can only skim the surface of many topics, such as understanding the complexities of biodiversity and climate change, or appreciating the creative process behind poetry and paintings. A curated, museum-like approach is a great way to organize information on the web or on tablet computers. Read more about IDEA’s work with virtual exhibits, and talk to us if you’re interested in creating one.
Mobile apps and eBooks — Give the public information anytime and anyplace – while they commute, while they walk around, or while they’re relaxing at home. Ninety percent of the Fortune 500 brands have a mobile app, and the public expects organizations to have them, too. IDEA has created three highly interactive mobile apps. We are interested in collaborations with organizations and authors for new mobile apps. Read more about our work with apps, or if you are an author, read about the possibility of IDEA being your publisher.
There are many other ways to share information online. It’s possible to create long-term impacts for conferences by documenting the events via blogs and videos. To broaden conference accessibility, questions for conference participants can be drawn from people who cannot attend an event. Or, databases, data visualizations, and interactive maps can be shared online.
Our passion is brainstorming and strategizing new ideas for making information accessible. Talk to us about your needs, and we’ll work together to arrive at a solution.